St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Skelmersdale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Highgate Road, Skelmersdale

School Information

Address: Highgate Road, Skelmersdale, WN8 0HX
Website: www.stthomasthemartyr.org
Telephone: 01695622970
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Carl Roscoe
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119495

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 238
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.6 to 5.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.7
Maths
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
College Road , Up Holland WN8 0PY
3out of 4 766 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Holland Moor Primary School
Cornbrook , WN8 9AG
4out of 4 1,374 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Moorside Community Primary Academy School
Back Lane , Holland Moor WN8 9EA
4out of 4 1,576 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Orrell Holgate Academy
Moor Road , Orrell WN5 8SJ
3out of 4 1,838 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
School Lane , Roby Mill WN8 0QR
3out of 4 1,949 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Up Holland High School
Sandbrook Road , Orrell WN5 7AL
3out of 4 1,916 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic High School
Howards Lane , Orrell WN5 8NU
3out of 4 2,189 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Dean Trust Wigan
, Greenhey WN5 0DQ
2out of 4 3,041 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College
Gathurst Road , Orrell WN5 0LJ
- not rated 2,707 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Winstanley College
Winstanley Road , Billinge WN5 7XF
- not rated 3,097 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hope High School
Carfield , Clay Brow WN8 9DP
3out of 4 1,855 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road , Tanhouse WN8 6SA
4out of 4 2,161 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learn 4 Life School
Quarry Bank Community Centre, 364 Ormskirk Road , WN8 9AL
- not rated 2,399 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.